Qin Xiaoyu held his little sister, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

If Zhou Xing's mother had only taken back the school initially, the matter would have been fine. But the damage it caused her later was too great, and she couldn't help but feel resentment, after all, Zhou Xing's mother had become Bai Weiwei's accomplice.

"Nai Nai." The younger sister looked up and stared into Qin Xiaoyu's eyes. Children are the most sensitive and also the most difficult to deal with. They are all people she loves, and she is caught in the middle, not knowing what to do.

"I understand, daughter." Qin Xiaoyu kissed her little sister's hair. If her little sister could still talk, what couldn't she forgive? For her little sister's sake, she could only choose to forgive.

Yao Mei stayed at Qin Xiaoyu's house, keeping watch by the phone, but there was still no word from Qi Si.

My cousin's wife came over, cooked a meal, and helped wash some clothes before rushing back. Tang Long's mood had been fluctuating these past two days; he'd been secretly drinking. She was afraid that the two of them would argue again while she wasn't home.

Back home, her younger sister fell into a deep sleep. Qin Xiaoyu stayed by her bedside; the world was eerily quiet.

She suddenly remembered a line from a song: "You are the world's support, but where is your support?"

Yes, where is she relying on?

Zhou Xing, if you don't come back soon, I'll forget about you.

The phone rang, and Qin Xiaoyu sprang to her feet and rushed over.

It's bodyguard Xiao Chen.

"Sister Xiaoyu, Auntie hasn't made a sound since she went into the bedroom. I feel something's wrong, but I can't get her to open the door when I knock, and I'm too scared to go in. Commander Zhou is attending an important meeting tonight, so I can't call to find her. I don't know who to call. What should I do?" Xiao Chen said, looking troubled.

"I'm coming right away." Qin Xiaoyu knew that if Xiao Chen was calling her, it must be something very important.

She picked up a large quilt, wrapped her little sister up, and the quilt was still spread out. She turned around and saw the scarf that Wang Lei had given her. Without thinking about anything else, she grabbed it, tied it tightly, and carried her little sister on her back.

She hesitated again as she reached the door. What if Qi Si called?

It's already 11 p.m., so Yao Mei's family is probably already asleep.

Just as she was in a dilemma, she heard someone knocking on the door. It was Yao Mei, who had come to check on her out of concern.

"Sister Mei, I have an urgent matter to attend to. The phone is ringing from home..."

“I’ll come. My husband is at home, and he takes care of our son. I’ll sleep at your place,” Yao Mei readily agreed.

Xiao Chen had already met Qin Xiaoyu at the guard post at the entrance of the military area and told her to drive the car in directly.

"Sister Xiaoyu, you should go and take a look."

Qin Xiaoyu handed her younger sister over to Xiao Chen and hurried upstairs. Zhou Xing's mother's bedroom was on the far east side, and the door was tightly closed.

She walked to the door, pressed her ear to the crack, and listened, but there was no sound from inside. She considered knocking, but hesitated. What if Xiao Chen was overreacting, or Zhou Xing's mother was just fast asleep and hadn't heard the knock? What should she do then?

Is she going to suffer another humiliation?

Qin Xiaoyu turned around, then decisively turned back. They had already saved her little sister; what did she need to save face for?

After knocking on the door for a long time without any response, Qin Xiaoyu became anxious and pounded on it a few times.

"Sister Xiaoyu, what should we do?" Xiao Chen asked anxiously.

"Break down the door," Qin Xiaoyu said decisively.

Xiao Chen followed Commander Zhou, holding multiple positions. He was highly skilled, and breaking down a door was easy for him. He raised his leg and kicked the door, causing half of it to fall down.

"Call the doctor right away!" Qin Xiaoyu ordered, then rushed to the bedside.

Zhou Xing's mother lay face down on the ground, and there appeared to be bloodstains on the carpet.

Qin Xiaoyu knelt down and touched Zhou Xing's carotid artery; it was still pulsating faintly, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she touched Zhou Xing's mother's body; it was burning hot—she had a high fever.

It would take at least ten minutes for the doctor to arrive, so Qin Xiaoyu asked Xiao Chen for help to lift Zhou Xing's mother onto the bed. Only then did she realize that the bloodstains on the floor were from the cuts on her face when she fell. This relieved Qin Xiaoyu.

Her judgment was correct. After examining her, the doctor told her that Zhou Xingma's seizures were just caused by a high fever and that she would be stable after taking the medication.

The doctors and nurses didn't dare leave. Knowing Zhou Xing's mother's temperament, Qin Xiaoyu asked Xiao Chen to arrange for them to stay next door while she stayed to take care of her.

While applying physical cooling to Zhou Xing's mother, she also massaged her acupoints to relieve her pain.

The scene seemed familiar. She suddenly remembered that in the provincial capital, Zhou Xing had also taken care of her tirelessly through the night. Fortune turns. Once upon a time, she and Zhou Xing's mother were mortal enemies, but now they were so close.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Chen knocked on the door; his younger sister had also developed a fever. Luckily, there was a doctor available.

"It looks like you already have an upper respiratory infection. You should be admitted to the hospital tomorrow, otherwise it will develop into pneumonia and become a serious problem," the doctor said worriedly.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. You take care of the child for me." Qin Xiaoyu was worried about Zhou Xing's mother, so she handed her younger sister over to the nurse and returned to her room.

"Stars! Stars!" Zhou Xing's mother suddenly sat up, stretched out her hands, and called out anxiously.

"It's me, Xiaoyu. Lie down quickly." Qin Xiaoyu walked over quickly and helped Zhou Xing's mother lie down. She was covered in sweat, and her pajamas were soaked. It seemed that her fever was about to break. If she caught a chill again now, her condition would become more serious.

Seeing that Zhou Xing's mother had her eyes closed and was not moving, Qin Xiaoyu guessed that she had just been dreaming, so she went to the closet and found a dry set of pajamas, reached into the quilt and helped her change.

Zhou Xing's mother's body was limp, letting her do whatever she wanted, and she didn't open her eyes, as if she was still asleep.

After changing her clothes, Qin Xiaoyu didn't want her to sleep on the wet sheets, so she half-carried her and moved her to the other side of the bed.

Just in case the light shone in Zhou Xing's mother's eyes, Qin Xiaoyu turned on the bedside lamp on the other side. So when Zhou Xing's mother's face suddenly appeared in the light, it was covered in tears.

Startled, Qin Xiaoyu let go of her and threw her onto the bed with a thud. She quickly covered her with a blanket and then hurried out.

This was so awkward. She calmed herself down in the hallway for a bit, then went to her younger sister's room to relieve the nurse who was taking care of Zhou Xing's mother. She seemed to be awake now, so it was best to avoid face-to-face contact.

My little sister still has a high fever; her face is as red as an apple. Sometimes she drowsily opens her eyes, looks at me, and then goes back to sleep.

"Okay?" Qin Xiaoyu recalled the name Zhou Xing's mother had just called out. Wasn't it said that Zhou Xing didn't have a nickname? Besides, she was sick and in pain; shouldn't she miss her daughter more? Why call her Zhou Xing?

No! Qin Xiaoyu suddenly realized that Zhou Xing's mother wasn't calling out Zhou Xing's name, but another child's. That was Zhou Xing's deceased older sister; if she wasn't mistaken, her name was Zhou Xing.

The next morning, Xiao Chen took Qin Xiaoyu and her son to the hospital.

The doctors and nurses were exceptionally welcoming to her and quickly admitted the little girl to the hospital. It was the same VIP ward as yesterday, but this time there were a few more toys in the room, and two or three nurses played with her while they gave her injections.

Although the little girl was burning up with fever, she was still a child, and a smile even appeared on her face. Qin Xiaoyu felt both heartache and sadness seeing this.

"Sister-in-law, hurry, come with me!" Tang Wenwen rushed in.